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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
4
The Nashvill Herald notes Georgia spends about 150 million dollars yearly on outside food imports. It urges farmers to boost home grown crops to feed the state, reduce dependence on the west and on cotton shortfalls, and make bread and meat production profitable in Georgia.
Athens experiences a surge in construction with homes and commercial buildings under way. Local investors return to real estate, citing job creation, home spending, and a strengthening market as the city boosts prosperity and growth.
The author praises country home beautification as a nationwide movement with attractive residences outside cities. Three steps from The Progressive Farmer include selecting pleasing house plans, setting aside funds for paint, and creating year round plant color with shrubs like redbud dogwood crape myrtle plus evergreens such as pine magnolia or cody to brighten winter.
The article argues for regular, punctual school attendance comparable to business discipline. It notes that absences disrupt learning, waste time, and lower morale, urging parents to avoid taking children out for frivoulous or incidental reasons and to keep students in class for full educational benefit.
Massachusetts cities instructed children on street safety with six rules: do not run in front of autos, do not play in streets, do not chase playmates from sidewalk to street, do not catch behind a motor truck, do not grab an auto while riding a bicycle, and do not run from behind a standing auto street car or ice cart. Promote posting these rules in schools like Athens.
Madison Wisconsin Thursday Miles Co Riley secretary announced unemployment will be a principal subject before the annual conference of governors to be held in Charleston South Carolina December 5 Other topics include agricultural credits taxation freight rates governmental decentralization centralization of pay chases of state requirements extradition workmen's compensation top short ballot and uniform state laws for seo associations Governor Cooper of South Carolina will entertain the visiting governors
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets as a cleanser for sick bilious Constipated people. It promises removal of headaches dizziness breath and stomach misery with a 10 cent box and no griping, portraying Cascarets as the nicest physic on earth.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a simple solution to stop tobacco use. It promises the habit is broken quickly with a tablet and offers a money back refund if cravings persist, asserting mental and financial benefits.
Advertisement notes a home treatment using Varmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar. Patients take one tablespoon four times daily and claim improvements in breathing headaches and hearing. The copy asserts most ear troubles arise from catarrh and many hearing losses may be restored.
Betty Blythe, Los Angeles born and California educated, headlines the Palace’s Mother Of Mine with Thomas H Ince. the film also features Larry Seam and runs Thursday and Friday. At the Strand Dustin Farnum stars in The Primal Law, a Fox photoplay by E Lloyd Shelton, about a land dispute among determined men.
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